It’s not that we didn’t work plenty of hours, they were able to assure their friends; we just tried to be smart about it and not spend time at the office just for the sake of spending time at the office so that someone would think we were doing a good job. We all know the amount of time spent is not necessarily an indicator of success. Now that I’ve retired from coaching, I can only hope that my former colleagues will carry on what they saw me model—working hard, but living a life in balance.
